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W. s. McLE-WBE.

LAMP.

No. 471,823. Patented Mar. 29, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM S. MOLEWEE, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.

LAMP.

QSPECIFIGATION' forming part of Letters Patent No. 471,823, dated March29, 1892.

Application filed February 26, 1891. Serial No. 382.884. (No model.)

To 60% whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM S. MCLEWEE, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Lamps, of which the followingdescription, taken in connection with the drawings herewithaccompanying, isa specification.

My invention relates more particularly to that classof lamps adapted tobe suspended or otherwise supported in an elevated stationary positionin such manner as to require the use of a ladder, stool, or other objectto stand or rest upon in order to conveniently reach the same to raiseand lower the wick for the purposes of lighting, adjusting the wick, andextinguishing the same, and the object of my invention is to provide asimple and effective means for operating or raising and lowering thewick from a convenient position on the floor in order to dispense withthe use of a ladder or other object to stand or rest upon to reach thelamp, and thus obviate the bother and delay usually occasioned inreadily obtaining a suitable object to stand upon, and also to obviatethe dangerlikely to be incurred from falling from such object. Hence myinvention.

Referring to the drawings, in which I have shown my invention as appliedto a centraldraft lamp, Figure 1 represents a sectional view through thecenter of a lamp embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 represents thewick-holder in detail.

In the drawings, A represents the body of 1 the lamp; B, the neck orthat portion adapted to support the chimney or globe, (not shown in thedrawings 0, the centrally-located tube or shell for the central draft,and c the airdistributer located at the upper end of said tube.

D represents the wick-holder, consisting of a suitable cylindrical shellor tube over or around which the wick d is adapted to be placed ordrawn, as clearly shown, and the said wick-holder, in the presentinstance illustrated, is screw-threaded adjacentto its lower end fordetachable connection with a weighted collar or ring E, the latter beingprovided with a threaded flange e for connection with said wick-holderD. The wick-holder is detachably connected with the collar or ring E inthe present instance, in order that it may be detached from the latterfor convenience in attaching or withdrawing the wick therefrom, althoughit will hereinafter appear obvious that the said parts may be formedintegral without departing from the spirit of my invention. Nowaccording to my invention the wick-holder is adapted to be adjusted upanddown to raise and lower the wick by means of a counter-balance,(represented at R) which latter has connection therewith by means of achain or other suitable flexible connection G. The latter passes througha suitable opening a in the body of the lamp and connects with the saidring or collar E, although it is obvious that it may connect with anysuitable part of the wickholder.

By means of the wick-raising mechanism as described it will be readilyunderstood that a lamp provided with such may be supported at anydesired height and its wick be adjusted from a position on the floor bysimply raising and lowering the counter-balance F, it being understoodthat the chain or other flexible connection G is adapted to belengthened or shortened, according to the height from the floor at whichthe lamp is supported, the object being to have the counter-balancewithin convenient reach of the operator.

Having thus set forth my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. The combination, with alamp-reservoir, of a wick-operating mechanismconsisting of a suitable wick-holder and a counterbalanceweight havingflexible connection with said wick-holder as a means for operating thesame, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. A wick-operating mechanism consisting of a suitable wick-holderprovided with a weight attachment and a counterbalanceweight havingconnection with said wickholder through the medium of a chain or otherflexible connection as a means for operating the same, substantially asdescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with a lamp, of a wickoperating mechanism consistingof a wickholder provided with a weighted ring or collar constructed fordetachable connection operating mechanism consisting of a Wick- 1oholder and a counterbalance-Weight supported in a position outside thefount or oilreservoir and connected with said wick-holder through themedium of a flexible connection, substantially as described, and for thepurpose set forth.

WILLIAM S. MCLEVVEE.

Witnesses:

CHAS..F. DANE, ANNIE L. HAYES.

